One of my favourite comedy routines - The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Darlings! We have a centenary to celebrate...
Sharing a birthday (as he did) with another random selection of notables such as Spike Milligan, Sir Charlie Chaplin, Sir Peter Ustinov, Dusty Springfield [as featured yesterday], Georgian-era academic and collector Sir Hans Sloane, Dame Joan Bakewell, Kingsley Amis, Guy Burgess, Gerry Rafferty, Claire Foy (who's 40), Robert Stigwood, Bobby Vinton, Anya Taylor-Joy and (erm) Jimmy Osmond, Mr Henry Mancini was born one hundred years ago today!
A true musical genius, he wrote the music for numerous classic films and TV series such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Charade, Arabesque, Two for the Road, The Thorn Birds, 10, Victor Victoria...
...and these!
And here's possibly his most enduring standard, from the aforementioned Breakfast at Tiffany's:
A remarkable man!
Henry Mancini (born Enrico Nicola Mancini, 16th April 1924 – 14th June 1994)
Yes, truly remarkable!
ReplyDeleteWe love him! Jx
DeleteA great composer with a wonderfully varied body of work
ReplyDeleteAnd often overlooked when it comes to the list of the "greats"... Jx
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